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Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine Train Disaster: ‘Entirely Avoidable’

Railroad company Norfolk Southern has been hit was a massive lawsuit from the state of Ohio over last month's toxic train derailment disaster in East Palestine. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Tuesday over the train derailment and subsequent chemical fallout. Weeks after the February 3 disaster, residents of…

Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails in Alabama

Another train operated by embattled railroad company Norfolk Southern has derailed, this time in Alabama. The train derailed just hours before the CEO of Norfolk Southern testified this week before Congress about his railway's apparent difficulty staying on the tracks. According to the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency, over 30…

Norfolk Southern Train Conductor Killed after Another Railroad Incident in Ohio

A Norfolk Southern train conductor has been killed in Cleveland after yet another railroad incident in Ohio. The conductor died after a dump truck attempted to cross the tracks and collided with one of the cars of a passing train. The fatal incident occurred around 1.30 am on Tuesday morning.…

Railroad Offers Temporary Help to East Palestine Residents Impacted by Toxic Train Derailment

Norfolk Southern Railway, the railroad company that owns the train that derailed in Ohio last month, has offered temporary help to the residents of East Palestine who are impacted by the toxic disaster. As cleanup continues more than a month after one of its freight trains derailed in the small…

CEO of Norfolk Southern Visits Toxic Train Crash Site in Ohio

The CEO of Norfolk Southern rail company has finally visited the small Ohio town where a train derailed earlier this month, creating a toxic environmental disaster. Company CEO Alan Shaw vowed that Norfolk Southern “will be working tirelessly every day to get East Palestine back on its feet as soon…